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2 de ene. de 2021 · Baldwin and Churchill were both impressive public speakers, but while speeches for Churchill were a type of action, for Baldwin they were a form of education. Politics for Baldwin were primarily concerned with perceptions and belief.
6 de jun. de 2009 · Stanley Baldwin had remarked in the 1930s that in the unlikely event of war, “we must save Winston to be our fighting Prime Minister.” Churchill never publicly repaid the compliment, if compliment it was. He held Baldwin responsible for Britain’s lack of preparedness when the crisis inevitably came.
29 de abr. de 2024 · On 7 November 1924, Winston Churchill was named Chancellor of the Exchequer by the new Conservative Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin. It was an astonishing offer—no more so than to the invitee. “I was surprised,” Churchill wrote, “and the Conservative Party dumfounded.” 1
After winning the 1924 general election, Baldwin formed his second government, which saw important tenures of office by Austen Chamberlain (Foreign Secretary), Winston Churchill (at the Exchequer) and Neville Chamberlain (Health).
- Ramsay MacDonald
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Back in government, Baldwin made Winston Churchill Chancellor. Churchill restored Britain to the gold standard, causing economic suffering, and eventually leading to the General Strike of 1926, which was a major crisis for the government.
This reconciliation was confirmed when Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin asked Churchill to join the Cabinet and become Chancellor of the Exchequer. After accepting the post his first major decision was the restoration of the Gold Standard at its pre-First World War parity of $4.86 to the pound which he announced in his first Budget statement in ...
Quite clearly, Churchill’s rhetoric and his attacks on former comrades angered many voters. But the mood in the country that gave Labour its overwhelming victory was obviously determined by the recollection of the hardships of the 1920s and ’30s; Britons voted against Stanley Baldwin and Neville Chamberlain.
